NEW YORK, May 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Light Reading's (www.lightreading.com) Big Telecom Event, taking place June 8-10, 2015 at McCormick Place in Chicago, will feature a record-breaking number of partner workshops and meetings from 11 different industry associations, groups and partners.

These groups will host sessions and workshops co-located at Light Reading's Big Telecom Event. In addition to these educational opportunities, Light Reading's Big Telecom Event will include two full days of its own conference programming tackling the big issues facing the telecom industry, including virtualization, the New IP, the future of mobility infrastructure, improving customer experience through analytics, cloud services and the future of the data center and the shifting business models for telecom providers.

"We're excited to have this diverse group of programming partners on board for this year's event because of the wealth of high-quality content they are adding," says Carol Wilson, Light Reading editor-at-large and programming chair of BTE. "Our attendees are getting information on today's hottest technology topics directly from the groups most involved in shaping their future."

BTE combines an unparalleled mix of interactive panels and presentations created and hosted by Heavy Reading's (www.heavyreading.com) industry analysts, with show floor demonstrations of networking technologies and applications as well as structured, targeted networking opportunities. In addition to workshop partners, BTE will host more than 150 speakers from the industry's leading telcos who will take part in keynotes and panel sessions throughout the two-day event.

About Light ReadingLight Reading (www.lightreading.com) combines its research-led online communities and targeted events portfolio to help those in the global communications industry make informed decisions. Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for telecom analysis for more than 400,000 subscribers each month, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content and reputation. Light Reading produces targeted communications events and focused one-day conferences each year for cable, mobile and wireline executives across five continents.